Rajma In Pressure Cooker

Name: Rajma In Pressure Cooker
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 person
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup (chitra) Rajma (kidney beans) soaked for 8 to 10 hours in water; 2 large tomatoes, pureed; 1 large onion, chopped finely; 1 inch ginger, grated finely; 1/2 tsp each of red chilli powder,; black salt,; kitchen king masala,; one pinch turmeric powder,; 1 tsp coriander powder,; 1 tsp kasuri methi; 2 tbsp oil,; 1 tsp cumin seeds,; 1 bayleaf,; 2 cloves,; 2 cardamom,; 4 black peppercorn; 2 tsp Ghee; Coriander leaves for garnishing

Surekha Dongargaonkar @sdsurekha53

This is originally a North Indian dish. Made frequently, rajma is served with rice, roti or paratha.

Surekha Dongargaonkar @sdsurekha53

This is originally a North Indian dish. Made frequently, rajma is served with rice, roti or paratha.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 person

1 cup(chitra) Rajma (kidney beans) soaked for 8 to 10 hours in water
2large tomatoes, pureed
1 large onion, chopped finely
1 inch ginger, grated finely
Spices -
1/2 tsp each of red chilli powder,
black salt,
kitchen king masala,
one pinch turmeric powder,
1 tsp coriander powder,
1 tsp kasuri methi
For tempering -
2 tbsp oil,
1 tsp cumin seeds,
1 bayleaf,
2 cloves,
2 cardamom,
4 black peppercorn
2 tsp Ghee
Coriander leaves for garnishing

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Heat pressure cooker, add oil, cumin seeds, cloves, cardamom, bayleaf and black peppercorn. Stir well.
2

Add chopped onion, fry till golden colour. Then add tomato puree.
3

Cook till oil seperates out. Then add chilli powder, salt, turmeric, kitchen king masala and stir. Cook for some time.
4

Add soaked beans and saute for a minute till all masala is coated to beans.
5

Add ginger and kasuri methi and stir well.
6

Add 3 to 4 cups of hot water to the cooker and let the mixture boil. Then cover the cooker and cook till 4 whistles.
7

When pressure cooker cools down, open it and serve the hot rajma after garnishing with coriander leaves.
8

Serve rajma with jeera rice, roti or paratha.